Police in a drive have detained nine gamblers at Khorbona Nodirdhar area in Rajshahi city.
The detained persons are: Wasiul Alam, 39, Sohag Hossain alias Merajul, 25, AKM Zobair, 50, Md Rocky, 40, Abdul Ahad, 45, Hasibul Hasan, 48, Jakir Hossain, 40, Arafat Ali, 30, and Swapon Rana, 33.
On information, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) conducted a drive in the area at about 10:30pm on Thursday and caught them red-handed.
The DB team also recovered cash money and several sets of card.
Arefin Jewel, deputy police commissioner of the DB, confirmed the matter.
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